Sunday letters: The Comey case

FILE - In this July 7, 2016 file photo, FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Oversight Committee to explain his agency's recommendation to not prosecute Hillary Clinton. Comey, who prides himself on moral rectitude and a squeaky-clean reputation is being criticized from all sides for lobbing a stink bomb into the center of the presidential race. Former Justice Department officials and former prosecutors from both parties have called the revelation an improper, astonishing and perplexing intrusion into politics in the critical endgame of the 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, STF

Shakespearean

Regarding "Trump fires Comey" (Page A1, Wednesday), for a man obsessed with his brand and image, President Trump seems oblivious to appearances of chaos, collusion, corruption, cover-up and conflict-of-interest.

In his play "Julius Caesar" Shakespeare taught us that Caesar's wife must be above suspicion; however, that also needs to apply to Caesar's actions. Trump's actions and the sequence of events are nothing if not suspicious.

Trump promised to "drain the swamp," but instead seems intent on muddying the waters with this curiously timed and oddly reasoned firing.

If it is time for fresh leadership to restore confidence at the FBI, the same might also be said for the White House.

Gary Schroller, Houston

What to believe

It is clear that James Comey was fired as head of the FBI because Trump is frustrated over the Russian investigation. What is desperately needed is an independent counsel to get to the bottom of this controversy. The conclusion is stark: if the independent counsel comes up with a relationship between Russia and the Trump administration, then that is clear evidence that Trump should be impeached for lying to everyone. ("I did not have sexual relations with that woman" got Clinton impeached because of the lie).

Only an independent counsel can determine any of this independently, clearly and truthfully. Anything less will leave a cloud of suspicion over Trump for the rest of his tenure.

The American people deserve to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about the Russian relationship (if any) with the Trump administration.